octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
review (of learned material); revision
suggestion; hint; implication
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
natural span of life; 250 years old
revengeful ghost; apparition
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
impudent; shameless; brazen
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly